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Graycor hires construction vet to lead Southwest division

6 days ago | constructiondive.com | Matthew Thibault

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Graycor Construction has hired 30-year industry veteran Brett Helm as general manager of its Southwest Division, the Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based firm announced in an April 15 LinkedIn post.
Jacobs lands $137M contract to manage US Virgin Islands rebuild

6 days ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Program managementValue: $137 millionLocation: U.S. Virgin IslandsClient: Virgin Islands Public Finance AuthorityJacobs is heading to the Caribbean to help steer an infrastructure rebuild effort across the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Dallas-based construction company recently secured a $137 million program management contract from the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, according to an April 15 news release.
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Keith Loria

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Project labor agreements in Illinois did not have a statistically significant effect on projects’ construction costs, as the award amounts for winning bids were not higher on PLA projects compared to those without PLAs, after accounting for other factors. That’s according to a new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute detailing the economic impact of PLAs on construction in Illinois.
Healthcare construction bucks broader building slowdown

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Economic uncertainty has slowed construction momentum across many nonresidential sectors. But for healthcare projects, developers have not shown signs of a pullback, according to Robins & Morton, a Birmingham, Alabama-based construction firm.
Sundt promotes from within for Southwest division leader

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Bousquin

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tempe, Arizona-based Sundt Construction has tapped one of its own to lead the Southwest division within its Building Group. Stew Grauer, a 16-year vet with the employee-owned contractor, was promoted to senior vice president and Southwest district manager to oversee preconstruction, operations and business development for Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, according to a news release.
New construction technology releases: April 2025

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Bousquin |Jennifer Goodman

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. From an all-in-one preconstruction platform that surfaces project opportunities to a new visualization and reporting tool that links to 4D BIM models and a timber design platform aimed at structural engineers, the latest construction technology releases run the gamut of industry disciplines.
Office demand remains resilient in Q1, despite economic uncertainty

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Joe Burns

Despite economic uncertainty, office demand remained resilient in the first quarter, showing negative absorption in the period but increasing 30% quarter-over-quarter and 48% year over year on a four-quarter rolling total, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Q1 2025 office marketbeat report released Monday. Net absorption was positive in the first quarter for a third of U.S. markets, with over half of office buildings having single-digit vacancy or no vacancy at all.
Cumming Group merges with semiconductor advisory firm

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Matthew Thibault

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New York City-based construction cost consultancy Cumming Group has merged with Phoenix-based semiconductor advisory firm World Wide Professional Services to target the domestic fab market, according to a news release shared with Construction Dive Tuesday. The combination creates what Cumming claims is the largest independent construction consultancy serving the U.S. semiconductor sector.
Tariff fallout hits contractor confidence

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Sebastian Obando

Backlog improved but contractor confidence still dropped in March as tariff-related impacts dampened some bullishness, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from March 20 to April 6. Around 80% of contractors said suppliers notified them of tariff-related materials price increases, while 20% had projects paused or interrupted because of tariffs during March.
$4B blue ammonia plant set for Louisiana

1 week ago | constructiondive.com | Julie Strupp

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A joint venture of three industrial, energy and finance heavyweights plans to build a $4 billion "blue" ammonia plant in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. CF Industries Holdings, the world’s largest ammonia producer, formed the JV with Japan’s largest energy company, Jera, as well as investment and development giant Mitsui & Co. to build the Blue Point Complex.